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What to Tell Your Doctor about Your Work Injury

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It is important to tell your doctor about all your problems early and often.

This will make sure that your complaints show up in the medical records.

What the doctor puts in her notes is very telling.

For example, if you have pain in your shoulder with reaching and lifting this can support your claim that you no longer can lift as much as before the injury.

In Illinois, with the recent changes in the Work Comp law, your medical records will become even more important.

It is more persuasive to argue you have ongoing pain and limitations if your medical records contain multiple references to your problems.

Remember your medical records are a huge part of your Workers’ Compensation case.

Questions about your Illinois Work Injury? Feel free to contact Illinois Work Comp Attorney Dirk May at 309-827-4371.

Sex, Drugs, Alcohol and Social Security Disability

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First of all, Social Security Disability has no interest in your sex life. So no need to go there. They are interested in how your limitations affect your ability to work.

Drugs and alcohol are a different matter.

If you have alcohol problems or use street drugs, then the Social Security Judge will deny your case.

It used to be that you could be found disabled based on alcoholism or drug addiction.

Social Security changed this approach years ago.

You can still be found disabled based on the consequences of drug or alcohol use.

For instance, serious liver damage or dementia.

If you have drug or alcohol problems and are seeking Social Security Disability you must get treatment. This can be from a facility, counselor, or through Alcoholics Anonymous.

Questions about your Disability claim? Feel free to contact Illinois Social Security Disability Attorney Dirk May at 309-827-4371.